Ornament for motometers



June 30, 1925.

J. l. KELLEY ORNAMENT FOR MOTOMETERb Filed Aug. 2, 1924 y J11 van-T01,

attorney 50 'matel Patented June 30, 1925.

tarsus JOHN I. KELLEY, OF MOUNT UNION, PENNSYLVANIA.

ORNAMENT FOR moromnrnns.

Application filed August 2, 1924. Serial No. 729,733.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN I. KELLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Union, in the county of Huntingdon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ornaments for Motometers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to ornanients for automobiles, and particularly to an ornamental device for motometers. I

The object of the invention is to provide an ornamental device capable of being attached to motometers which, when in place at night, will be illuminated and assist in illuminating the thermometer of the motometer so as to show its position.

A further object is to so construct the de- 29 vice that light will be discharged from the central barrel of the device radially outward against the faces of two wings simulating flags against the under side of an eagle. or other figure which is mounted upon the barrel.

My inventionv is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure l is a perspective view of an ornament for motometers constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the ornament;

Figure 3 is a. section on the line Si -3 of Fi we 2.

eferring to this drawing, 10 designates a cylinder of thin sheet metal, one end, being flanged, as at 11, and being annular to providea central opening 12. The other end of the barrel is formed by a plate 14 having a central opening 14; coinciding with the central opening 12 and having perforations .13 for the passage of screws whereby the barrel is held to the motometer A. This plate 14 is attached to the barrel in. any Suit Miable manner and formed to provide laterally one or both sldes of.

projecting wings 15, which are'painted to simulate flags as, for instance, the United States flag, these flags being. preferably brought around approxiy concentrically to the axial cen'terof the-barrel. Mounted upon the barrel between the flags and ably have the form of an eagle with out W stretched w n s.

' The barrel is formed in its lower portion under side of the eagle and the supported in any suitable manner is a figure 16 which will prefer-- with an opening 17 disposed slightly to one side of a line cutting vertically downward through the center of the barrel and intended to accommodate the base of an electric l light 18 of a small voltage. The barrel at opposite points is formed with circumfer entially extending slots 19 which are disposed so as to throw the light radially outward against the front faces of the wings 15 and thus illuminate the flags. The barrrel is also formed with a slot 20 which is disposed beneath the eagle and whereby the light will be thrown upward against the eagle will, 79 therefore, be illuminated. Thus when the lamp 18 is energized at night, both flags and the eagle will be illuminated and a very attractive ornament will be provided for the automobile.

The barrel 10 is attached to the motcmeter A by screws a which pass, through the openings 13, these screws being those which act to hold the sections of the motometer together. However, it is to be understood that 80 this device might be attached to the motometer in any other suitable manner. The lamp 18, it will be seen, is disposed suffi: ciently to one side of the axial center of the barrel or tube 10 that this light does not interfere with the reading of the moto meter but, on the contrary, illuminates the dial of the motometer so that it may be readily observed from the drivers seat. Preferably-X the forward end of the barrel, end remote from its point of attachment to the motonietenwill be closed by a pane of glass 21, though this pane might be made of celluloid. Preferably the pane will be of a yellow tone so that the light will not be blinding.

I do not wish to be limited to placing the lamp .18 in any particular circuit, but preferably the lamp will be of low voltage, depending upon the equipment of the car. I 109 do not wish to be limited to any particular means of connecting the barrel to the flange 11 or to the plate 14, but preferably the barrel will be formed with longitudinally ex tending tabs 22 inserted through slots in the plate and flange respectively and turned downward against the plate and flange, as illustrated.

An ornament for mctometers comprising a 1m cylindrical barrel formed at one end with an attachingfiange perforated for the pas that is the at sage of screws 0f the motometer casing, the

flanged end of the barrel being provided with laterally projecting Ornamental Wings disposed approximatelyin the plane of said flange; and a figure mounted upon said flange 'of the barrel between the Wings, the barrel having openings discharging light against the wings and egmnst said figure, linden electric lamp disposed in the barrel i wee ee to one side bf the middle thereot whereby it 10 In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my 15 signature.

- JOHN I. KELLEY. 

